Cameroonian Shrew vs Four-barred Major

Crocidura picea compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Crocidura	Oxycera
Species	Crocidura picea	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.